Love was a very different concept altogether then. In today's vernacular that might translate into something like, "You're pretty and young and clearly of high birth and refined so I can totally do with a wife like you to birth my heir and make other nobles totally envious of me." Which to be fair, Riannon was pretty enchanting.
Wow! I am blown away at how great this story is! Thank you so much for making this video! I haven't felt so inspired in a long time. I can't wait to share this story with my family.
I'm pleased that you enjoyed the First Book of the Mabinogion . I have recorded all four Books if you'd like to further explore my TH-cam Chanel......I hope you are able to enjoy the other Books ?
thank you so much for this! I've tried to read the mabinogion on my own a few times but I can never get the names right 😬 hopefully listening will help with my pronunciation!
@@julieashton9427 to be fair, his pronunciation is miles better than most on TH-cam, but I understand how it can grate. But full credit to him for getting the Mabinogion to a wider audience.
@RoachDoggJr how dose anyone get anything from English spelling with all these silent letters and words that don't look anything like they sound. At least with Welsh every single word out there is spelled exactly how it sounds. The only part that can be consiy difficult is pronouncing the words. But that's Evan that difficult. U can pronounce alot if the Welsh letters and not Evan notice u can do it. In reality it's very simple and straight farwo compared to alot of other languages like English
Great voice, really enjoyed, just a shame you changed the names and places, is there a reason for this? Pwyll, Arawn, Annwn Would be nice to hear it with the original names
Pwyll is pronounced "Pwythh" with a stronger emphasis on the H and the L is barely if at all annunciated. Same with Glyn Cuch, "Keethh". Nobody expects you to speak the language like a pro, but at least try with the proper nouns.
How can you say that Pwyll is pronounced 'Pwythh'? There's no 'th' sound in the word at all. It's uniquely Welsh (and I suspect you're not) and is an aspirated 'L'. David Reid gets it almost right. He just needs the 'wy' to be sounded (a very short 'oowee' sound). Same with Cuch -- no 'th' sound at all. Pronounced like the 'ch' in the Scottish 'loch'. You could at least try with the proper nouns yourself...
A beautiful story beautifully read, David - thank you very much!
Thank you so much for making this so many Mabinogi audio books over do it but this is perfect, you have an amazing calm voice to listen to!
"I love you too" immediately after meeting her. Got to love folk tales.
Love was a very different concept altogether then. In today's vernacular that might translate into something like, "You're pretty and young and clearly of high birth and refined so I can totally do with a wife like you to birth my heir and make other nobles totally envious of me." Which to be fair, Riannon was pretty enchanting.
Wow! I am blown away at how great this story is! Thank you so much for making this video! I haven't felt so inspired in a long time. I can't wait to share this story with my family.
Thank you for this wonderful reading of these amazing Welsh tales.
Thank You. Love the stories.
I truly needed this book read well and I Thankyou fondly.
Ver nice reading, thank you the narrator. The whole Mabinogion read by David Reid would be excellent.
I'm pleased that you enjoyed the First Book of the Mabinogion . I have recorded all four Books if you'd like to further explore my TH-cam Chanel......I hope you are able to enjoy the other Books ?
thank you so much for this! I've tried to read the mabinogion on my own a few times but I can never get the names right 😬 hopefully listening will help with my pronunciation!
This was really enjoyable. You have a good reading voice and the work itself is a pretty fun read.
Thanks for this!
The incorrect probounounciation of Pwyll is not Pwll. "Pwll" has a completely different meaning!!!!!
@@julieashton9427 to be fair, his pronunciation is miles better than most on TH-cam, but I understand how it can grate. But full credit to him for getting the Mabinogion to a wider audience.
How do you get Pwl'll from Pwyll?
I wish that Pwyll and the other Welsh names could have been pronounced correctly. It would have improved the storytelling.
I can only apologise ......I shall try harder in future !
@RoachDoggJr how dose anyone get anything from English spelling with all these silent letters and words that don't look anything like they sound. At least with Welsh every single word out there is spelled exactly how it sounds. The only part that can be consiy difficult is pronouncing the words. But that's Evan that difficult. U can pronounce alot if the Welsh letters and not Evan notice u can do it. In reality it's very simple and straight farwo compared to alot of other languages like English
Great voice, really enjoyed, just a shame you changed the names and places, is there a reason for this? Pwyll, Arawn, Annwn
Would be nice to hear it with the original names
I'm so sorry about my pronunciation......I grew up in Pembrokeshire in a Grammar School that taught French and Spanish but no Welsh !
Ara-oon and An-oon
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there is nosuch word as mabinogion. pronounce the name properly...Pwyll
It is MABINOGI. The Four Branches of the Mabinogi
THat's a bit harsh on someone who grew up in Pembrokeshire without Welsh being taught in school(s)
Pwyll is pronounced "Pwythh" with a stronger emphasis on the H and the L is barely if at all annunciated. Same with Glyn Cuch, "Keethh". Nobody expects you to speak the language like a pro, but at least try with the proper nouns.
How can you say that Pwyll is pronounced 'Pwythh'? There's no 'th' sound in the word at all. It's uniquely Welsh (and I suspect you're not) and is an aspirated 'L'.
David Reid gets it almost right. He just needs the 'wy' to be sounded (a very short 'oowee' sound).
Same with Cuch -- no 'th' sound at all. Pronounced like the 'ch' in the Scottish 'loch'.
You could at least try with the proper nouns yourself...
Thank You. Love the stories.